Overview

• An informal network, Scuola per la pace Torino e Piemonte, urged a minute of silence for Gaza that many Turin schools observed at the start of the year.
• Students and teachers took part across multiple institutes, with some observances held at entry to class and others later in the morning, and many parents joined.
• The Unione delle Comunità Ebraiche Italiane called Gaza-only tributes "dangerous," saying they ignore the conflict’s complexity and citing Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack.
• UCEI appealed to the minister, school leaders, inspectorates, teachers, students, families and unions to ensure balanced remembrance in a welcoming school environment.
• Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara said the silence was positive but should honor all victims, particularly children, and some groups reported similar observances in other Italian cities.